But honestly, I think gut bacteria will be a big thing in the future. So many modern chemical laboratory products have been introduced into our foods in the last decades by "food scientists", such as "natural flavors" and the artificial sweeteners that mess with our brains and digestive systems, and do not effect people equally. Scoff all you want, as people are getting heavier and heavier, and more people are running to the bathroom?
I do enjoy the mice jokes, though!

Learn as if you will live forever, live as if you are to die tomorrow.

Researchers use mice because the live fast and die young. What they are looking for are particular molecular pathways. To do so requires eliminating all variables but one. For some reason humans won't agree to all of those limitations.

The good news: Once particular molecular pathways, influences etc are determined in a mouse or amoeba it can often be checked out in a human without dozens of early autopsies (another thing most of us don't want prematurely). LOL

T2, self diagnosed 2007. On Levemir, Regular, and Humalog. 3 bouts of retinopathy, hence I keep A1C on the low side. So far so good.